171 pages ; 22 cm

Nobody likes the doctrine of hell so a far more comfortable option has been redeveloped and supported in recent years: Annhilationism, the idea that the lost are destroyed rather than suffer endless punishment in hell. Morgan summarises the strengths and weaknesses of the major protagonists on both sides and then points to the influential American Theologian, Jonathan Edwards, as an example of how best to answer the theory. Edwards presents a convincing response, one that today could benefit those who might respond to annihilationist's claims -- From Amazon.com

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-171)

Foreword by Dr. Robert A. Peterson -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- Part I Annihilationism and Its Debate In Contemporary Evangelicalism -- 2. Annihilationism: its Forms and History -- Types of Annihilationism -- A Historical Survey of Annihilationism -- 3. The Annihilationists and their Arguments -- John W. Wenham -- Stephen H. Travis -- Edward W. Fudge -- Clark H. Pinnock -- John R.W. Stott -- Philip E. Hughes -- E. Michael B. Green -- Summary of the Major Arguments -- Linguistic Arguments -- Theological Arguments -- 4. Evangelical Responses to Annihilationism -- The Linguistic Approach -- The Exegetical Approach -- The Philosophical Approach -- The Polemical Approach -- The Combinational Approach -- The Theological Approach -- James I. Packer -- Eryl Davies -- Millard J. Erickson -- Robert A. Peterson -- Donald A. Carson -- Conclusion -- Part II Jonathan Edwards' Theological Method and Its Usage in Refuting Annihilationism -- 5. Annihilationism in the Early Eighteenth Century -- The Theological Climate of the Early Eighteenth Century -- The Doctrine of Hell in the Early Eighteenth Century -- 6. Jonathan Edwards' Theological Method for Refuting Annihilationism -- Doctrines That Informed Edwards' Theological Method -- Edwards' Usage of His Doctrines of God and Sin in Refuting Annihilationism -- 7. The Application of Jonathan Edwards' Theological Method to the Current Debate -- Its Application to the Linguistic Arguments -- Its Application to the Theological Arguments -- The Argument from Conditional Immortality -- The Argument from God's Victory

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